When you give, kids gain.
Your tax dollars can change a child's future. Starting January 1, 2027, give up to $1,700 to K-12 scholarships ($3,400 per couple) and get it all back as a federal tax credit.
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It costs you nothing.
Any amount works the same way. Give $500, get $500 back.
You get back up to what you owe in federal income tax. Couples can give up to $3,400.
A new federal tax credit lets you send part of your taxes to a child's education.
Donate any amount up to $1,700 to Give for Kids and choose "Federal tax credit." We email your receipt right away.
Claim the credit on your federal tax return for the year you gave. Your credit is locked in the day you give. It does not wait on scholarships being awarded.
Families with K-12 students apply for need-based scholarships.
Scholarships are paid directly to schools for tuition and other education costs.
An example for someone who owes $10,000 in federal income tax.
Start with the federal income tax you already owe.
Federal law requires tax-credit gifts to be kept in their own account, apart from operating funds.
We report every tax-credit gift and how scholarship funds are spent to the IRS each year.
Scholarships are paid to schools and education providers, or reimburse receipted education costs. Never as unrestricted cash.
Federal credit gifts open January 1, 2027. Tell us what you plan to give and we will send you a secure giving link and a reminder on New Year's Day.
A pledge is not a payment and you can change it anytime. Donors in every state can give.
Scholarships for K-12 students in public, charter, and private schools, for households earning up to 300% of their area's median income. Now serving students in Ohio. Other states coming soon.
Check eligibility and apply
Partner with us to help your families access scholarships. Payments go directly to the school, and there is no cost to participate.
Learn about partneringYes, if you owe at least as much federal income tax as you give. The credit lowers your tax bill by the full amount of your gift. Example: you owe $10,000 in federal tax and give $1,700. Your tax drops to $8,300, so you pay the same $10,000 in total, and $1,700 of it goes to a child's education instead of the Treasury.
Federal credit gifts count starting January 1, 2027. Pledge now and we will send your giving link on January 1.
Yes. Donors in every state can give to a certified Scholarship Granting Organization in any participating state and claim the federal credit.
Under the proposed IRS regulations, yes. Each spouse can claim up to $1,700 for their own gift on a joint return.
The credit is nonrefundable, but any unused amount carries forward for up to five years.
K-12 students whose household income is no more than 300% of their area's median income. Check your income limit.
No. Public, charter, and private school students can qualify. Scholarships can also cover tutoring, books, and technology.
Applications for the 2027-2028 school year open in early 2027.
Scholarships are paid directly to the school for tuition and qualified education costs.
No. There is no cost for schools to partner with us.
Pledge your 2027 gift today. It costs you nothing extra and it changes a child's school year.
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